每一堂课都要听到孩子的笑声—专访汉语文中心校长韩永元

To Hear Students’ Laughter in Every Lesson

华文课，对许多学生都是一段痛苦的时间。对一些已经晋级为家长的新加坡人，甚至也是惨痛的童年回忆。本地却有这么一个学华文的地方，上课时经常传出哄堂的欢乐笑声，教师幽默风趣的课，让孩子们不再感觉学习华文是一场恶梦。
《新学》新加坡教育双语双月刊专访教学经验丰富，且精于相声和戏剧创作，数十年来致力推动本地文化事业发展的汉语文中心创办人韩永元校长，了解他如何把相声和戏剧等艺术元素，融入华文教学，让学生学到最活泼的、最生活化的、最生动的、最有文化的华文。学生学得非常愉快，还立竿见影，进步神速。

Chinese lessons, for many students here, are a painful experience. Their parents also probably have painful childhood memories of learning the language. Surprisingly, though, there is a place in Singapore where children positively enjoy their Chinese lessons because they promise so much fun and laughter.
EduNation interviewed the Principal of Han Language Centre, Mr Ann Jong Juan, who has many years of experience in crosstalk and the theatre, and championing the cause of local culture. We learnt how he has incorporated these influences into Chinese teaching so that lessons are lively, interactive and rich with culture, producing students who make immediate and rapid improvement in the language.